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Broken Hill & the Far West · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 1

In the Licensing Court this morning, before Messrs. H. Giles Shaw, L.M., and G. C. Bowen, M.L.C., the following cases were dealt with:—M…

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New Zealand. Alleged Seditious Strike. Miners Charged. Hobart

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 May 1917 · page 4

Of 42 miners who were charged at Auckland yesterday with participating in a seditious strike at three Waikato colleries, 33 pleaded guilty, and were…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 1

Before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., in the Police Court this morning, Joseph Keenon (49) pleaded guilty to the charge of having been drunk in…

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Police Transfers

Barrier Miner · Thursday 10 May 1917 · page 4

Sergeant Black[?]e, of the Railway Town Police Station, has been transferred to North Broken Hill to take the place of Sergeant Monday, who…

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Alleged Receiving of Stolen Goods. Storekeeper Charged. Youths Charged with Theft

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 1

In the Police Court this, morning, before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., Annie Bell, aged 56, was charged that on or about May 8 she did receive 17…

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Steamer Indarra Robbery. Three Years' Gaol for the Accused. Perth

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 4

In the Criminal Court yesterday John Ryall and George Trengrove pleaded guilty to having stolen £181 in cash and jewellery, valued at £400,…

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Industrial Court. Carriers and Carters' Award. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 May 1917 · page 4

The award in the Carriers and Drivers' Union case was delivered by the Deputy-President of the Industrial Court to-day…

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Police Court. Insufficient Lawful Means of Support

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 6

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., Ada Eliza Millstead, against whom there were five convictions, was charged with…

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Industrial Matters. Broken Hill Proprietary Steel Works. Industrial Court Appeals. Englnedrivers and Firemen. Altering an Award. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 12 May 1917 · page 6

In the Industrial Court yesterday Judge Pickburn delivered his reserved judgment in the cross appeals by the Broken Hill Proprietary Company and…

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Stealing Charge Withdrawn

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 4

Walter Donald James Chandler, aged 17, and Robert John Bruce, aged 16 years, clerks in the employ of Wilkinson and Co., Ltd., were charged, on…

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Police Court. Breaches of the Liquor Act

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 May 1917 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, befort Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., six defendants pleaded guilty to charges of having played two up on May 12 to the…

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In Greece. Plot Against M. Venezelos. Eleven Men Charged. ("The Times" Message.) Salonika

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 May 1917 · page 2

Eleven men are on trial here charged with conspiracy to murder M. Venezelos. An accomplice, giving evidence, said that the plan was to…

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Alleged Forgery. Adelaide Insurance Superintendent Charged

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 4

Shortly before 10 a.m. on Tuesday (says the "Express") Percival T. Storer went to the police station and surrendered himself to Detectives Mattin and…

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In the Balkans. the Servians' Assault. ("The Times" Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 May 1917 · page 2

"The Times" correspondent at the Servian headquarters telegraphs:— "The Servian assault mystifier the Bulgarians. The Servians approach…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., Kathleeu> Edwards, against whom there were 17 prior convictions, pleaded guilty to a…

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Father Charged with Murder. Imbecile Son Shot

Barrier Miner · Friday 18 May 1917 · page 4

An athletic looking man, Edmund Charles Warren, was placed on trial at the Criminal Court, Melbourne, before the Chief Justice (Sir John Madden) on…

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Charged with Impeding Munitions. (Reuter's Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 6

The engineers' strike leaders arrested at Sheffield, Liverpool Coventry, and Manchester were brought to London and charged at Bow-street to-day…

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"Undoing the Past." Chapter Xxii. "It May Be Murder!"

Barrier Miner · Saturday 19 May 1917 · page 2

"I thought so," murmured Mr. Travers Wilcox, rubbing his hands as though using invisible soap. "I quite expected it."…

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Police Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., a first offender who admitted the correctness of a charge of having been drunk and…

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On the French Front. General German Assault Prevented. (Reuters Message.) London

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 May 1917 · page 4

An official French communique states:— "The enemy artillery fire which had been most active in the Chemin des…

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